Ryan Dieter, 40, is charged with grand theft, resisting arrest, operating a vessel while impaired and burglary involving assault or battery
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- Florida resident Ryan Dieter was arrested after allegedly pushing a Sea Tow captain — who reportedly saved him from a burning boat — overboard and stealing the rescue vessel
- The Sea Tow captain was reportedly found safe
- Dieter is charged with grand theft, resisting arrest, operating a vessel while impaired and burglary involving assault or battery
A Florida man is facing charges after he was rescued from a burning boat — only to allegedly push the rescuer overboard and steal his vessel.
Authorities responded to a report of an incident near Marco Island in Collier County on March 6, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), per Naples Daily News and Gulf Coast News.
The FWC and Collier County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately return PEOPLE’s requests for comment…